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Vocabulary and grammar review Unit 9

Vocabulary 2 For questions 1–8 read the text below. Use the word given
in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that

1 Complete the sentences below by writing fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the
the correct word, action, activity, event or beginning (0).
programme, in the gaps.
The stadium is a hive of , with Commuters on bikes
workers hurrying to get it fi nished before the Cyclists who commute readily make the
games. (0) admission that part of the reason for "%.*5
The authorities have asked the police to riding a bike is to beat the traffi c. There is a
take against anyone caught thrill in weaving around (1) "11&"3
scrawling graffi ti on the town hall. stationary cars. Also, without licence plates any
The sporting I most enjoy traffi c (2) they commit is virtually 0''&/%
doing is sailing. untraceable. ‘It’s really exciting to look at your
Can you look on the to see speedometer and see that you’re going at 30
when the interval is? miles an hour,’ said one */5&37*&8
For me, one of the most exciting and historic in our survey. Many cyclists now record their
of the last century was the fall
journeys to work with a %":
of the Berlin Wall.
camera mounted on their helmet and post them
The fi nal of this weekend’s online to show the trip in (5) GRAPH
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festival of Irish culture will be a traditional detail. There are now cyclists who also record
folk dance. (6) or dangerous driving and post $0/4*%&3
Thanks to prompt by the fi re it online to shame the drivers.
service, the school fi re was prevented from
spreading to the neighbouring houses. What the speed of bikes and their mass
The government plans to unveil its electoral (7) have done is foster an "7"*-"#-&
later today. attitude of moral (8) : that 461&3*03
because cyclists are so vulnerable, it is everyone
else who should be on the lookout for them.

Grammar

3 Circle the correct alternative in italics in each of the following sentences.

Sonia will call you as soon as she will fi nish / has fi nished lunch.
I’ll do the cooking tonight when everyone else works / is working.
It wasn’t until the match was / had been over that he realised he’d strained
a muscle.
I haven’t seen him at all since he is working / has been working there.
In future, please don’t call me while I will have / I’m having my supper.
Rory learnt to speak Arabic perfectly when he was working / had worked in
Cairo.
As soon as the teacher has arrived / arrived, we started work.
Tracey and Pierre performed together in perfect harmony and while she
played / was playing the piano, he sang in a high tenor voice.

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